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(ModL) s. & E. M. GOMSTOOK.

OILERIFOR CARRIAGE AXLESQ No. 284,386.- Patented Sept. 4, 1883.

INVENTOR ETORNEYS.

WITNESSES N. PEIEIIS. Pholomm m mr. Wuhi mmm m c g UNITED, STATES PATENT OFFICE.

sAnAsTIAN OOMSTOOK ND EDWIN common, or CASCADE VALLEY,

. A NEW YORK.

OILER FOR CARRlAGE-AXLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of LettersPatentNo. 284,386, dated September 4, 1883.

Application filed July 16,1883. l (Model) To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, SEnAs'rIAN Consrocx and EDWIN M. OoMsrocK, of Cascade Valley,

in the county ofBroome and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Automatic Oiler, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of ourinvention is to provide a new and improved device for automatically providing axles, bearings, &c., with a steady and sufficient supply of oil or other lubricant without any waste whatever of the lubricant.

' The invention consists in an oil chamber or box secured on the axle, 860., and provided with a tubular valve-plug, adapted to be operated by'levers, pawls, a ratchet-wheel, and a cam-ring from the axle, whereby a small quantity of oil will be admitted to the cavity of the axle-box every time the wheel has made a certain number of revolutions.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification,-

in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a longitudinal elevation of our improved oiler, showing it applied to a wagonaxle. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional elevation of the sameon the linew w, Fig. 1. Fig. 3

isa cross-sectional view of the same on the line A box, A, provided at one end with a re movable cover, 13, is held 011 the axle 0, near to and through the collar K on the end. The box contains a close-fitting piston, D, secured to a piston-rod, E, having a handle'piece, E, at its outer end, the said chamber G at that point at which the aperture a is arranged in the tubular plug H. At that point of the chamber G where the aperture 1) in the plug H is placed a fine tube, J, extends the axle at the inner end of the hub. i

A sliding rod, L, held in a guide, M, on the axle G,has its inner end connected with a lever,

A channel, (Z, leads from N, pivoted on a pivot, H, formed on the outer end of the plugH, and the said lever extends above the pivot H. To the ends of the lever N two spring-pawls, O, are fastened, one extending upward and the other downward, and both engaging with the teeth of a ratchetwheel, P, made integral with the plug. The outer end of the rod L rests against a camring, R, on the inner end of the hub S, and a spring, Q, secured to the guide M and to the rod L, presses the outer end of the rod against the cam-ring. -The plug H can be provided with screws for adjusting the apertures a b to the desired size.

The box A is provided with a filling funnel tube, T, closed by a plug, T.

The operation is as follows: The piston D is withdrawn toward the closed end of the box A, which is then filled with oil. If the pistonrod is released, the spring R, which expands, acts on the piston and forces the same toward the hub, and thus forces the oil into and through thechannel d. Every time the wheel makes a revolution the cam-ring R on the hub acts on the rod L and forces the same in the direction of the arrow a, and thereby. the lever N will be rocked and the wheel P will be revolved one tooth. Thus the wheel P and the plug H will make a revolution for a cer- 8o tain number of revolutions of the wheel.

During every revolution of the plug H the aperture a of the same will coincide with the end of the channelcl, and during that time oil can be forced through the aperture a into the thus provided-with a certain quantity of oil 0 every time the wheel has made a certain number of revolutions. By arranging more or less teeth on the wheel 1? the device can be adjusted to deliver more or less oil, as thereby the plug H can be adjusted to make a revolu- 5 tion for greater or less number of revolutionsof the wheel.

We do not-abandon or dedicate to the public any patentable features set forth herein and not hereinafter claimed, but reserve the right to claim the same either in a reissue of any patent that may be granted upon this appli- IOO ' cation or in other applications for Letters Patent that we may make.

Having thus described our invention, we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 7 1. An oiler consisting of a box adapted to contain oil, and provided with a valve-plug connected with a rod adapted to be acted upon by a cam on the inner end of the hub, which oil-box is connected by a tube with the axlebox cavity, substantially as herein shown and described.

2. "In an oiler, the combination, with a box or vessel adapted to contain oil, of a piston in the said box, a spring for pressing the piston toward that end of the box provided with the outlet-opening, a valve-plug in the box, a rod connected with the valve-plug and adapted to the ratchet-wheel P, the rod L, the cam-ring R on the hub, and the tube J, extending from the oil-box to the cavity of the axle-box, substantially as herein shown and described.

4. In an oiler, the combination, with the oil-box A, provided with a channel, d, and chamber G, of the tubular valve-plug H, having apertures a b, the lever N, the pawls O, the rod L, the cam-ring R on the hub, and the tube J, extending from the oil-box to the cavity of the axle-box, substantially as herein shown and described.

5. In an oiler, the combination, with the oil-box A, of the piston D, the piston-rod E, the handle E, and the spring F, of the plug H, the ratchet-wheel I, the pawls O, the lever N, the rod L, the opening Q, and the cam-ring R on the hub, substantially as herein shown and described.

SABASTIAN COMSTOOK. EDWIN M. GOMSTOGK.

Witnesses:

FREDERICK G. OoMsTocK, GEORGE I. CRONK. 

